[boost] RE:Boost header guidelines

From: James Curran/MVP (JamesCurran_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-10-04 14:49:15

>> >> Calling functions with explicit template args is not supported, so
use_facet and has_facet are non-standard. Another maco anyone? << <<

>> ??!?!?!?!?! I was *sure* I'd used this in MSVC 6, and found it to work.
But you're right, it doesn't. OK, I give up. MSVC is utterly broken, even in
version 6. <<

        Well, not entirely broken...
template <typename T>
        T func()
{ return T(); }
        :
int n = func<int>();

will fail.  However:

template <typename T>
        T func(T* t = NULL)
{ return T(); }
        :
int n = func<int>();

will succeed.  It's really cheesy work-around, but it does make life with VC
a bit more bearable.